[liberationtech] The Brussels Privacy Declaration - CALL FOR SIGNATORIES

[A.Cammozzo]

Dear Kirsten,

good initiative!

In my opinion it would be a nice idea to invite the UE Parliament to 
follow the UE Art. 29 WP recommendations, esp. regarding face 
recognition and video surveillance[1], mentioning the dangers of 
biometric data in SNs.
Considering the visual re-identification of people in real world through 
uploaded photos and face recognition the report says: <<[...] equipping 
video surveillance systems and smartphones with facial recognition 
systems based on social network databases could put an end to anonymity 
and untraced movement of individuals.>> (p.2)

TagMeNot.info  sent an open letter[2] to UE institutions back in 2011, 
asking for a "clear and well-balanced regulatory framework that could 
preserve citizens from privacy intrusions, while also providing the 
Internet industry with a consistent and transparent privacy policy 
environment in which citizens confidence, technology research and 
business can thrive".
Of course TagMeNot.info is glad to sign!

Best regards,

Alberto Cammozzo,
TagMeNot.info founder



[1]  Open Letter to EU privacy institutions, and replies: 
<http://tagmenot.info/content/open-letter-eu-privacy-institutions>

[2] ARTICLE 29 DATA PROTECTION WORKING PARTY Opinion 3/2012 on 
developments in biometric technologies:
<http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/opinion-recommendation/files/2012/wp193_en.pdf>


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On 01/25/2013 10:01 AM, Kirsten wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> In response to the massive corporate lobbying in Brussels against the
> data protection reform, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Bits of Freedom
> and Privacy International  drafted a statement
> (http://brusselsdeclaration.net/) geared towards Members of the European
> Parliament and European governments, demanding of them to protect our
> privacy instead of listening to industry lobbyists.
>
> You are of course all very welcome to sign if you haven't done so
> already. Please e-mail to sign at brusselsdeclaration.net. We will process
> all incoming e-mails as soon as possible.
>
> Best,
> Kirsten
>